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    What! Old Swan tech? Been there donkeys years hasn't it, my mate went there.
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    Quote Originally Posted by hmtmaj View Post
    It's closed, due to be demolished. Martin
    Inside the entrance, they had kept the old sandstone door lintels,etc,from the previous school/college, complete with L'pool insignia! ( was it bombed in the war?) I just wonder if it will be so lucky this time?

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    We Where told it will become an Aldi store, oh yes just what we need, another store. The traffic will get worse

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    Kwik Save have now joined the likes of Coopers, Fine Fare, Lennons, Gateway, Brookes, Irwins, etc., as Supermarkets in the Sky.
    I took these photos because this building was once the Regent Cinema, which was only open from 1926 to 1938.
    The style of the Kwik Save name altered over the years, and the photos date from 1982, 1987, 1989 and 2007.

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    Anyone with an interest in old - old swan might want to scroll down to the bottom of these pages as I added another 100 pics to the site today.


    http://inacityliving.piczo.com/?g=44922707&cr=7 Pre war old swan.


    http://inacityliving.piczo.com/?g=44843738&cr=7 1950s to 80s b&w photos


    http://inacityliving.piczo.com/?g=30679502&cr=7 More swan tenny pics



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    Quote Originally Posted by Ged View Post
    Anyone with an interest in old - old swan might want to scroll down to the bottom of these pages as I added another 100 pics to the site today.


    http://inacityliving.piczo.com/?g=44922707&cr=7 Pre war old swan.


    http://inacityliving.piczo.com/?g=44843738&cr=7 1950s to 80s b&w photos


    http://inacityliving.piczo.com/?g=30679502&cr=7 More swan tenny pics



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    Brilliant pics Ged, Thanks for bringing it all back to life

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    hi all
    can anyone remember an old furniture shop in london road liverpool, it belonged to member of my dads family, the miller family.
    if anyone can remember it could you let me know thanks joss

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    Those photographs were fantastic. Have just spent hours looking at them. I never get tired of looking at old Liverpool!

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    Quote Originally Posted by PhilipG View Post
    Kwik Save have now joined the likes of Coopers, Fine Fare, Lennons, Gateway, Brookes, Irwins, etc., as Supermarkets in the Sky.
    I took these photos because this building was once the Regent Cinema, which was only open from 1926 to 1938.
    The style of the Kwik Save name altered over the years, and the photos date from 1982, 1987, 1989 and 2007.

    That's a great photo collage! Didn't KS take over Fine Fare? Somerfield used to be called Gateway,I think. I wonder if they changed their name to avoid confusion with the PC company?

    Dave.

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    A few Old Swan pics, If you scroll to the bottom you will see the College during demolition. Sad to see it go.

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    Will add others when they build that tripe on it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by PhilipG View Post
    Almost exactly the same things I would have said.
    I'd have added "One cinema from another" because Baden House is on the exact site of the (New) Regent.
    The (Old) Regent is still standing (Kwik Save).
    Great Pictures.
    Baden House is mostly built over the Regent Cinema,s Front Carpark. The front of the Cinema was about in line with the back yard wall of the houses on the East side of Baden Road. There was also a rear Carpark.

    The last Picture over the rooftops of the houses includes our old house No3 Leinster. My bedroom window at the back brought back memories of very cold winter nights with three of us under the overcoats in one bed. Lived there till I was 27 when I married in New Zealend. My mother was in that house for 62 years. Lots of memories for me looking at these shots. Thanks
    Mike Stanley, Perth WA

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    Quote Originally Posted by hmtmaj View Post
    I worked in Crawfords ( United Biscuits ) to about 2002 then changed job to the Littlewoods Building in 2002 and what a building that was. I actually sat in the original Moores office, with the original fireplace and a mosaic glass dome in the ceiling ( never took no pics though ) and it would be a travesty if they pulled it down.
    The Art Deco Littlewoods Building is listed with plans to make it into flats.
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    This is from an old Tithe Map in the 1830s I think.
    To give you an idea of direction plot '2473' is roughly where St Oswald Church is now. Also clearly shown is the 'quarry' at what would become Hoults Corner



    This one is interesting because it shows the Old Swan Glass Works (plot 2477 and 2476). These Glass Works were bought by Pilkingtons and Chances in 1855. The huge round bit would have been the 'cone' where the furnace was located.

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    Great stuff.
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